Tuesday-Jesus, Justice, Jazz

So today was our first full day in Nawlens. We got to sleep in today-- until eight! We then met up on the fourth floor of our hotel for breakfast. Then it was back to the ninth floor for our backpack and down to the lobby to set off for the convention center. It was about a mile away in very humid weather, but there was plenty to see along the way. While Jeremy, Brett, and Anne went to register our group, the rest of us found a place to sit in the ballroom. We met groups from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, South Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, and Texas. When we got our free bibles and cool bags, we went to get lunch at Subway!
After lunch, We went into the interaction center, which is one of the coolest places ever. They had everything from zip lining, donating blood, and building lego houses. I myself waited over an hour to go zip lining- which was amazing. We all met Jake's aunt, who is working in the convention center, and she gave us tons and tons of bracelets.
On the way to the hotel, our group got ambushed by a torrent of rain. We saw a wall of water down the street, and then it was upon us. Needless to say, we got soaked. We dried off at the hotel and had Domino's for dinner, and then we left for the Superdome (which is shown above).
We heard some really good music, and listened to three speakers, all of whom were amazing. We've been inspired to try and find a tour of the remaining wreckage of Katrina and bring awareness back to L.A.! I never realized how big of a problem it was until now.
To wrap up our day, we went to CVS to stock up on extra snacks and had a food party on the fourth floor, and then did our nightly devotion. And now, we're all going to bed, because we've got an even longer day ahead of us--our service project!
-Marisa